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Final Fantasy 11. Final Fantasy 14. And now Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn – a whole new game, despite the shared title. We spoke to director Naoki Yoshida about the third MMORPG from Square Enix’s most famous franchise.

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Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn has its first expansion in the works, and according to the development team, one theme revolves “a great conflict that spans across millennia.” Also, players will be able to fly.

Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida has said the reason Square Enix decided not use a free-to-play business model is because it’s not always the best option for an MMO, despite the popularity of F2P.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn director Naoki Yoshida said during a presentation at GDC 2014 that when the MMO first launched in 2010 the servers were so unstable, that there up to 400 crashes per day.

Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida gave an insightful GDC presentation yesterday that discussed why the original MMO failed to meet expectations initially, and how his team worked to remedy the matter with A Realm Reborn. One sticking point was the first game’s emphasis on visuals.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn’s first updates were discussed during a speaker session at Tokyo Games Show last week. The patches will add new dungeons, housing items and more. Get the full details here.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn developer Square Enix will now allow players to post gameplay videos on YouTube without issue. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida repealed the block and announced the decision at PAX Prime.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn isn’t just a makeover – it’s an entirely new game, built from the ground up, which happens to share a title with the unpopular MMO it’s replacing. Has Square Enix gone insane?

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn is heading to PS3 and PC August 27, but is notably absent on Xbox 360. Developer Square-Enix has confirmed that the game’s absence is due to Microsoft’s continued reluctance to share game servers with other platforms.

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Final Fantasy 11. Final Fantasy 14. And now Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn – a whole new game, despite the shared title. We spoke to director Naoki Yoshida about the third MMORPG from Square Enix’s most famous franchise.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn has its first expansion in the works, and according to the development team, one theme revolves “a great conflict that spans across millennia.” Also, players will be able to fly.

Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida has said the reason Square Enix decided not use a free-to-play business model is because it’s not always the best option for an MMO, despite the popularity of F2P.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn director Naoki Yoshida said during a presentation at GDC 2014 that when the MMO first launched in 2010 the servers were so unstable, that there up to 400 crashes per day.

Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida gave an insightful GDC presentation yesterday that discussed why the original MMO failed to meet expectations initially, and how his team worked to remedy the matter with A Realm Reborn. One sticking point was the first game’s emphasis on visuals.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn’s first updates were discussed during a speaker session at Tokyo Games Show last week. The patches will add new dungeons, housing items and more. Get the full details here.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn developer Square Enix will now allow players to post gameplay videos on YouTube without issue. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida repealed the block and announced the decision at PAX Prime.

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn isn’t just a makeover – it’s an entirely new game, built from the ground up, which happens to share a title with the unpopular MMO it’s replacing. Has Square Enix gone insane?

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn is heading to PS3 and PC August 27, but is notably absent on Xbox 360. Developer Square-Enix has confirmed that the game’s absence is due to Microsoft’s continued reluctance to share game servers with other platforms.

Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida has detailed the second-to-last update for the MMO before it hits Version 2.00. The latest update includes the hamlet defense system that was due the last update, as well as the inclusion of a new strongpoint that will continue to strengthen the war between Eorzea and the Empire. More […]

Aimed for release within the second week of February, the latest communication from Naoki Yoshida indicates a further two week delay. Considering the sheer amount of content to be added, combined with the game’s history, this isn’t exactly surprising.